Universität Wien

121250 UE English in a Professional Context - Advanced (2025S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
Th 08.05. 18:15-19:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 06.03. 18:15 - 19:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 13.03. 18:15 - 19:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 20.03. 18:15 - 19:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 27.03. 18:15 - 19:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 03.04. 18:15 - 19:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 10.04. 18:15 - 19:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 15.05. 18:15 - 19:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 22.05. 18:15 - 19:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 05.06. 18:15 - 19:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 12.06. 18:15 - 19:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 26.06. 18:15 - 19:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Content:
This course equips students with the skills and knowledge necessary for coping with highly specialised texts from a specific professional domain. The focus is on independent genre analysis and adapting texts to make them suit different target audiences and purposes. The texts will be taken from the world of Legal English.

Aims:
- to develop the skills necessary to adapt to and acquire a wide range of new genres
- to understand the parameters that shape professional genres and how these parameters affect linguistic encoding and text structure
- to cope productively and receptively with highly specialised text types
- to acquire advanced strategies for mediating specialist texts, concepts, and communication
- ultimately, to communicate highly effectively in professional settings

Methods:
Communicative language practice based on the discussion of concepts from genre analysis

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment is based on two written homework assignments, a group project (incl. a proposal, an analytical essay, a text transformation, and a project presentation), class participation, independent student work, and a final test.

The final test takes place on site. The use of hard-copy dictionaries is permitted (no other aids).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Attendance (max. 2 absences)

The grade is made up as follows:
- Two written assignments and class participation: 30%
- Project presentation: 20% (Attendance at the presentation session is obligatory.)
- Written project report: 20%
- Final Test (on site): 30%

All parts must be completed and three out of the four parts must be positive (including the final test). The pass grade is 60%.

Grading scale:
1 (Sehr gut) 100-90%
2 (Gut) 89-80%
3 (Befriedigend) 79-70%
4 (Genügend) 69-60%
5 (Nicht genügend) 59-0%

Your work may be subjected to the plagiarism detection software Turnitin. The lecturer may arrange individual meetings to ask you questions about your submissions.

Examination topics

Continuous assessment is based on what is covered in the course; relevant materials will be provided in class and on Moodle.

Reading list

Recommended Literature:
Wydick, Richard C; Sloan, Amy E. 2019. Plain English for Lawyers (6th edition). Durham, North Carolina: Carolina Academic Press.

A course reader will be available on Moodle.

Association in the course directory

Studium: 844/2; MA 812 (2)
Code/Modul: M02
Lehrinhalt: 12-1251

Last modified: Sa 01.03.2025 10:26